doc fixes for awful.mouse.resize, awful.rules, awful.util (#1717)

lib/awful/mouse/resize.lua

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function module.add_leave_callback(cb, context)
     table.insert(callbacks.leave[context], cb)
 end
 
--- Resize, the drawable.
+--- Resize the drawable.
 --
 -- Valid `args` are:
 --
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ end
 -- * *mode*: The resize mode.
 --
 -- @function awful.mouse.resize
--- @tparam client client A client
+-- @tparam client client A client.
--- @tparam[default=mouse.resize] string context The resizing context
+-- @tparam[default=mouse.resize] string context The resizing context.
--- @tparam[opt={}] table args A set of `awful.placement` arguments
+-- @tparam[opt={}] table args A set of `awful.placement` arguments.
 
 local function handler(_, client, context, args) --luacheck: no unused_args
     args = args or {}
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ local function handler(_, client, context, args) --luacheck: no unused_args
     capi.mousegrabber.run(function (_mouse)
         if not client.valid then return end
 
-        -- Resize everytime the mouse move (default behavior)
+        -- Resize everytime the mouse moves (default behavior).
         if args.mode == "live" then
             -- Get the new geometry
             geo = setmetatable(args.placement(client, args), {__index=args})
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ local function handler(_, client, context, args) --luacheck: no unused_args
             if v then return true end
         end
 
-        -- Only resize after the mouse is released, this avoid losing content
+        -- Only resize after the mouse is released, this avoids losing content
-        -- in resize sensitive apps such as XTerm or allow external modules
+        -- in resize sensitive apps such as XTerm or allows external modules
         -- to implement custom resizing.
         if args.mode == "after" then
             -- Get the new geometry

lib/awful/rules.lua

@@ -457,28 +457,26 @@ function rules.execute(c, props, callbacks)
     end
 
     -- Some properties need to be handled first. For example, many properties
-    -- depend that the client is tagged, this isn't yet the case.
+    -- require that the client is tagged, this isn't yet the case.
     for prop, handler in pairs(rules.high_priority_properties) do
         local value = props[prop]
-
         if value ~= nil then
             if type(value) == "function" then
                 value = value(c, props)
             end
-
             handler(c, value, props)
         end
-
     end
 
     -- Make sure the tag is selected before the main rules are called.
-    -- Otherwise properties like "urgent" or "focus" may fail because they
+    -- Otherwise properties like "urgent" or "focus" may fail (if they were
-    -- will be overiden by various callbacks.
+    -- overridden by other callbacks).
-    -- Previously, this was done in a second client.manage callback, but caused
+    -- Previously this was done in a second client.manage callback, but caused
-    -- a race condition where the order the require() would change the output.
+    -- a race condition where the order of modules being loaded would change
+    -- the outcome.
     c:emit_signal("request::tag", nil, {reason="rules"})
 
-    -- By default, rc.lua use no_overlap+no_offscreen placement. This has to
+    -- By default, rc.lua uses no_overlap+no_offscreen placement. This has to
     -- be executed before x/y/width/height/geometry as it would otherwise
     -- always override the user specified position with the default rule.
     if props.placement then
@@ -486,13 +484,12 @@ function rules.execute(c, props, callbacks)
         rules.extra_properties.placement(c, props.placement, props)
     end
 
-    -- Now that the tags and screen are set, handle the geometry
+    -- Handle the geometry (since tags and screen are set).
     if props.height or props.width or props.x or props.y or props.geometry then
         rules.extra_properties.geometry(c, nil, props)
     end
 
-    -- As most race conditions should now have been avoided, apply the remaining
+    -- Apply the remaining properties (after known race conditions are handled).
-    -- properties.
     for property, value in pairs(props) do
         if property ~= "focus" and type(value) == "function" then
             value = value(c, props)
@@ -523,12 +520,10 @@ function rules.execute(c, props, callbacks)
     for prop, handler in pairs(rules.delayed_properties) do
         if not force_ignore[prop] then
             local value = props[prop]
-
             if value ~= nil then
                 if type(value) == "function" then
                     value = value(c, props)
                 end
-
                 handler(c, value, props)
             end
         end

lib/awful/util.lua

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ util.shell = os.getenv("SHELL") or "/bin/sh"
 -- @deprecated deprecate
 -- @param[opt] see The message to a new method / function to use.
 -- @tparam table args Extra arguments
--- @tparam boolean args.raw Print the message as-is without the automatic context
+-- @tparam boolean args.raw Print the message as-is without the automatic
+--   context (but only append a leading dot).
 -- @tparam integer args.deprecated_in Print the message only when Awesome's
 --   version is equal to or greater than deprecated_in.
 -- @see gears.debug